Author Archives: Granger Meador
Remembering Connie Francis
¿Quién será? Who will it be? So asked Luis Demetrio in 1953 in his lyrics for the song he wrote for singer Pedro Infante, with the first few chords provided by bandleader Pablo Beltrán Ruiz. Who will be the … Continue reading
Welcoming 1930 to the Public Domain
On the first day of each new calendar year, for the rest of my life, thousands of copyrighted works from 95 years earlier will enter the US public domain. Here is a great article on what joined the public domain … Continue reading
Hammer or Glue
Here is an interesting thing to close out 2025. Hear the amazing physicist Richard Feynman talk about gravity. The physics content is told in his distinctive manner…but it isn’t Feynman talking. If you want the real guy, he is here. … Continue reading
Jawhawkers Part 5: Family History
Our stay in Lawrence during Thanksgiving Break 2025 allowed me to explore some family history, since my father was a KU Jayhawk in the late 1940s. Dad had completed a freshman year of studies at Independence Junior College before being … Continue reading
Jayhawkers Part 4: The Watkins
Jabez Bunting Watkins was born in 1845 near Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, about forty years before its Groundhog Day celebrations commenced. He had humble beginnings, studying law and settling in Lawrence, Kansas in 1873, where he established a land mortgage firm connecting … Continue reading
